School board member Jolene Shive said the district has lost 2,700 students over five years and described adoption of a 0‑based budgeting model that ties funding to students served and gives principals more autonomy.

After implementing device safeguards, the district presented early stakeholder feedback showing parents and teachers largely neutral-or-positive while students reported frustration with lost autonomy; three main concerns were games, YouTube, and student messaging.

Legislators discuss balancing parental rights with student needs in education bill SB 5181.

Opposition mounts against SB 5321, citing health risks for pregnant women and lack of ultrasounds.

District aligns club regulations with new state compliance requirements to enhance community trust.

Kentucky schools must inform parents before altering health and mental health services.

Students and educators urge revision of Portland's proposed punitive cell phone ban.

Senators express concerns that LB 390 may discourage reading and chill student exploration.

New mock apartment at high school aims to enhance students' life skills and autonomy.

Assistant Superintendent Karen Hallard presented a proposed board policy to implement AB 3216 (Phone Free School Act), recommending devices be stored in backpacks from first bell to dismissal for secondary students; trustees raised enforcement concerns, discussed classroom phone charts and Yondr pouches, and asked staff for additional staff-survey details before final action.

A new study by Zhao and Zhong proposes a transformative framework to enhance student autonomy by rethinking the rigid spatiotemporal constraints of schooling. Their concept of "Time Available for Auto...

Analysis reveals connection between student autonomy and higher reasoning test scores in Pleasantville.

The Growth Framework from One Stone is a great way to ensure quality no matter what your school's growth plan is.

Schools establish guidelines on self-carrying asthma inhalers and epinephrine injectors for students.